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Round the Corner

Name: Round the Corner
Rating: 3.1

WI4-5

Routes in Tenmile Canyon aka Officer's Gulch

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	Big Mike Gully aka Brandon's Bash WI2-3
	Chimney T M4
	Compounded Fractures TR WI3 M6+
	Crown of Thorns T M4+
	Fish Out of Water WI5 M4-5
	Holy Grail S M7
	Jack Roberts TR WI2-3
	Lessons in Masochism T WI4+ M4 R
	Plumb, The T,TR WI4+ M6+
	Right of Round the Corner T WI4 M2
	Round the Corner T WI4-5
	Shroud, The T WI3-4
	Sneaky 1 T WI2 Mod. Snow
	Spectre T WI3+ M4 R
	Three Tiers T WI2+
	Tony's Nightmare T WI3+
	Tres Amigos T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b WI3+ M6 Mod. Snow PG13
	Unnamed Gully aka Ice Hose or Hose T WI2-3
	Upper Tiers T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b WI3-4 M4 Mod. Snow R

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Type:	Trad, Ice, 300 ft (91 m), 2 pitches, Grade II
FA:	unknown
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Shared By:	Leo Paik on Dec 31, 2000
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

This is a climb located 2 gullies west of The Shroud up another long gully. There are a number of ice bits that form here. This is probably the most reliable of the bits. Please, beware of avalanche conditions. Expect an aerobic approach.

Ascend this gully to a fork above. At the Y is a thin mixed climb, that often doesn't touch down. To the left is an easier WI3 pitch, name Unnamed Gully on this website. Round The Corner is up and right.

P1. A nice pillar, sometimes with funky, funky ice. Snapped off a pick in cold, cold conditions. 70 feet or so. 2 bolt anchors at the top of the 1st pitch, although they can be buried in the ice/snow.

P2. Above this 1st pitch lies another WI3 pitch. You can walk off left for the 2nd pitch back to the top of P1.

Aesthetic setting though you still see/hear I-70.

Note, at least one good climber has been taken on this climb from an avalanche.

Protection

Ice screws, consider an Abalakov-like hook & spare sling.

Approach

Probably an hour. Expect 1000' of gain.

ATES (Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale) Rating

As determined by Climb Avy Aware:

ATES 4: Extreme (per Mike Soucy, Climb Avy Aware)

ATES Scale:

Non-Avalanche: 0 (routes with no exposure to avalanches except small sluffs and spindrift.)

Simple: 1 (routes with brief exposure to very low frequency avalanches starting from above or crossing occasional short slopes.)

Challenging: 2 (routes with long exposure to low frequency avalanches or brief exposure to high frequency avalanches starting from above or crossing a few short slopes.Options to reduce exposure.)

Complex: 3 (routes with long exposure to high frequency avalanches starting from above or crossing steep slopes with terrain traps below. Minimal options to reduce exposure.)

Extreme: 4 (routes with long and sustained exposure to very high frequency avalanches starting from above and crossing multiple steep slopes with terrain traps below. No options to reduce exposure.)